неділю, 22 липня 2018 р.

Regarding one particular set of text manipulation tools not to be named on this blog

In my honest opinion - one must share the things that helped him to master and improve his skills no matter what. I'm into knowledge sharing - it is beneficial for everybody. It is a public service of sorts. There is always a chance that it might come in handy for someone.

There is a set of text generation and manipulation tools that might be extremely useful for any writer interested in exploration of the parts unknown. And it is just laying out there on the SourceForge and no one really cares about it. Because we're good the way it is, i guess. Good job y`all, proud o' ya. 

As a writer, I'm on an infinite quest for finding new possibilities to go beyond the known and unknown into the depths unknown unknown. There is so much more beyond the realm of comprehension it is unreasonable to pretend that it is no use in the writer's practive. And when it comes to software tools - there are not so many really worthwhile options to do that. There is a fair share of random generators, ciphers, formatting tools and some cut-up engines but their barely go beyond the gimmick. Sure, they do their job and it is fun to use them once or twice - but they don't really offer nothing worthwhile. Their capabilities are not very inspiring.  

On the other hand, there is set of tools that is nothing short of revelatory. Basically, it is a minus world exploratory kit. And it played an instrumental role in pushing forward my understanding of how the text can be composed and rearranged in a variety of unpredictable ways. And i will not name it here because you can deduce what i am talking about on your own.

This set is extremely educational in a manner that can be described as relentless machine intensity. It deals with material without the tenderness and peculiarity of human mind which is in a way quite liberating. I can't count how many times i've tried to get pass the roadblock of comprehension in order to uncover something different and failed because i was limited by own expectations. Hopefully, the algorithm has no idea what this thing is and it does just that in a blink of an eye as if it was no big deal.  

These tools open hidden patterns within the texts, show the possibilities of combinations beyond sense or semantic prejudice. You get to know the text as a very different entity through these tools and it shows you that there are so many more ways you can make the text click the other way around that you might get lost in the wormhole of tweaking the toggles and looking what comes out of it.

This set shows different perspectives on the nature of composition, the ways images are constructed, the pathways that trigger certain impressions in the reader' mind are organised. It shows how text can be transformed or rearranged and go beyond its original impact. It helps you to get around the fact that anything in the text is relative and that there are no rules that make it right or wrong. It is about how far you can get.

These tools are good for composition and even better for editing. However, it is best in providing raw material - bits and pieces that make a thought-provoking puzzle. And that is something you can't thank enough.


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